Oscar winners – have you seen these films?

The show was fun, it was light, it was predictable, and it was quirky. Jon Stewart held his ground, looking more comfortable as a host, but the stars weren’t entertaining enough. I guess, just like Stephen Colbert said on the first day after the writers’ strike -”reading is a muscle, you can get out of [...]

[ More ] February 27th, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

30 years ago – Shatner Rocketman

Can you believe it’s been so long? 30 years ago William Shatner was the coolest cat around. He can still show us a glimpse of that brilliance on Boston Legal. Enjoy this little trip back in time.

[ More ] January 16th, 2008 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Golden Globes 2007 nominations and winners

Too bad about the non-existent ceremony, or the ‘news-conference’ as NBC called it. The awards were embarrassingly lame, self-absorbed, and prophetic – that’s the glimpse of things to come. In a year or two this will be news, this will be the headlines. In any case, if you remove the presentation, the winners are actually [...]

[ More ] December 18th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, Television |

Juno (2007)

Jason Reitman has another unusual hit on his hands with ‘Juno’. Why unusual? Because his last film, ‘Thank You For Smoking’ was a hilarious, biting satire about the tobacco business. And it’s not an easy task to be satirical and likable about such a topic. Jason got plenty of flak from people who thought he [...]

[ More ] September 10th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, TIFF |

Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)

I’ve been waiting for this movie for eight years. Subconsciously, that is. Let’s face it – ‘Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen’ was not begging for a sequel. Sure, it was left open-ended, but it was a solid, finished story all by itself. The reason I was anticipating this sequel is simple. Back in 1998, director Shekar [...]

[ More ] September 10th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, TIFF |

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

How do you re-invent a tired genre? Quite simple, really: treat the film as if this particular plot was never done before; create three-dimensional characters, put them into realistic situations, and give them just enough screen time to shine without taking away from the story. And finally, if your characters start going through familiar motions [...]

[ More ] August 31st, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies, TIFF |

Emmy nominations 2007

Another award show nominations are out, and another series of disappointment for us. There’s nothing for Leary and his team from Rescue Me, there’s too little for Scrubs/Office/30 Rock/Earl, and there are way too many noms for HBO shows. Obviously, the last episode of Sopranos was nominated. I could have told you that back in [...]

[ More ] August 8th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Television |

Babel (2006)

Last year’s everyone’s favourite movie – a winner of many awards, nominated for dozens more, is Babel really that good? We’ve had our share of undeserved award-hype in the past – Brokeback Mountain, Shakespeare in Love, so does Babel fill the same over-hyped shoes, or is it actually worth watching? Well, if you are not [...]

[ More ] March 7th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

The Departed (2006)

Sometimes, when you put a whole bunch of male actors on the screen, you get drama magic. From 12 Angry Men, to Glengarry Glen Ross, to The Thing, to The Great Escape, the right combination of despair and testosterone will give you fantastic movie moments, filled with memorable quotes, crackling silences, and often-imitated facial expressions. [...]

[ More ] February 12th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

Oscar Nominations 2007

2007 Oscar Nominations (our predictions will be marked in GREEN, and the actual winners – in RED). Enjoy the telecast – this Sunday, February 25. Picture: Babel The Departed * Letters From Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen

[ More ] January 25th, 2007 | View Comments | Posted in Movies |

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